Clothesline pole



a) 1953 N. TARDIE ET AL CLOTHESLINE POLE Filed Dec. 7, 1948 NORMANTARDIE, ANNA CLAIRE TARDIE.

Patentefl May 12, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CLTHESLINE PLE NormanTaiflieand AnnaC. Tardie;

Lamencze, Mass.

Application December 7, 1948, Serial No. 63,888

This invention relates toclothesline hangers or supports.

The invention has particular reference to clothesline hangers orsupports which are equipped for supporting a plurality of clotheslimesin elevated position and parallel to each other.

More particuIarly the invention is directed to clothesline hangers ofthe type embodying an upright having the lower end thereoi anchored inthe ground and the upper end thereof provided with a cross arm equippedfor engaging a clothesline therewith.-

Among the objects of the invention are, to provide for the clotheslinehanger a supporting base which gives a maximum cf iateral stabiiity plusthe support necessary to overcome the inward drag to which the pole ofthe support 15 normally Subjected; to provide such a combination andarrangement of base, pole, and cross arm as wi1l permit anchoring thehangar in position without the necessity of resorting to cernent as ananchoring medium; to provide a clothes1ine hanger with a clothespin baghook and a c1othes rack 50 arranged as to be readily accessible to theuser without interfering with the freedom of movement in hanging theclothes, or in removing the c1othes from the line; and to improvegenerally over clothesline hangers as are now generafly known and used.

The invention, together with its objects and advantages, will be bestunderstood when the following detai1ed descriptionis read with referenceto the accompanying drawing wherein is illustrated what ispresentlyconsidered a preferred embodiment of the invention, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a c1othesline hanger embodyingthe features of the pres-- ent invention and illustrating the manner inw1hich the hangers are secured and imbedded in the ground:

r Figure 2 is a perspective view of a hanger with the clothes rack inhorizontal position for use;

4 Figure 3 is a fragmentary side elevationai view of on end portion ofthe cross arm and showing the manner in which a brace and a clotheslinehook are associated therewith, as contemplated by this invention;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary side elevational view showing a portion of theupright and with the clothes rack shown in full lines in one positionand in broken fines in a folded or out of the way position, 4

' Figura5. is a fragmentaryperspective, view.

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section and part in elevation, illustratin an alternate construction andassemb1y, hereinafter more ful1y described.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, it will be seen that, ingeneral, the clothesline hanger or support comprises a, base indicatedgenera1iy by the reference numeral li), a pole or upright Il rising fromthe base, a cross arm l2 mounted on the pole or upright l l adjacent theupper end of the latter and braced with respect thereto through themedium of brace bars l3l3, a suspension hook 14 mounted-on the pole Ilbelow the cross arm l2 and a clothes rack indicated generaily by thereference numeral l5 pivota11y mounted on the upright Il below the: hook14 and extending therefrom at substantiaily rightangles to the hook;clothesline hooks l6 mounted on the cross arm l2 completing the generalassembiy.

As shown to advantage in Figure 2, the base [0 comprises a pair ofspaced parallei coextensive members IT-Ii that are secured together by across or stretch bar [8. The members I! and I8 are preferably formedfrom strap metal and the ends of the stretch bar 18 are weided to themembers l1. In this connection it is to be noted that one end of thestretch bar 18 is located at the underside of one of the members H andthe opposite end of the stretch bar la rests on the top of the othermember l'i. As shown in Figure 1, the base [0 is adaptedto be imbeddedin the ground l9. To that end a hole 22 is dug and the base 10 placedwithin the hole after which the hole is filled With dirt to secure thebase in position. The base la is thus supported at an incline so thatwhen, as shown in Figure 1, two clothesline hangers, for example, areemployed as is required, the pales or uprights thereof tilt slightlyaway from one another. As a result the uprights il are so supported thata maximum of lateral stability is given thereto, whi]e at the same timethereis provided for the uprights that support necessary to overcome theinward drag, that is, the pull to Which the posts are subjected by theweight of; the c1othes on the line tending tu cause the poles to inclineinwardly toward one another. As is W611 known, when the uprights ofclothesline hangers are initiaflysupported in a true vertical orperpendicular position, theuprights or poles ultimately, in response tothe pull oithe clothes- 5 drag on the poles when clothes are hung on theclothesline.

2. A clothesfine hanger comprising a pole, a cross arm fixed theretoadjacent the upper end of the pale, means on the cross arm for securinga clothesline thereto, and a supporting base for the pole embodying a.pair of paraflelly extend lng base members, a cross member having thelower end of said pale secured to the intermedate section thereof, theextremicies of the cross member being secured to and at rlght angleswith the base members, and struts extending from the base members to thepole above the lower end thereof and secured thereto, to provide a,rigid structure.

3. A clothesline hanger comprising a pole, a cross arm fixed theretoadjacent the upper end of the pale, means on the cross arm for securinga. clothesline thereto, and a supportingbase for the polo embodying apair of parallelly extending base members, a cross member, theintermediace part of which is secured to the lower end of said pole,said cross member being secured at one end thereof perpendicular to oneof the first-mcntioned base members at the undersde of the latter and atthe opposite end thereof secured to the other of the first-mentionedbase members at 6 the top side of the latter. and struts extending fromthe base members to the pale above the lower end thereof and secured tothe pole, to provide a. rigid structure.

NORMAN TARDIE. ANNA C. TARDIE.

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